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Ju|'hoan-Language Education in Namibia and its Relevance for Minority-Language Education in Botswana

Megan Biesele and Robert K. Hitchcok. 2000. "Ju|'hoan-Language Education in Namibia and Its Relevance For Minority-Language Education in Botswana." In Botswana: The Future of the Minority Languages, edited by Herman M. Batibo and Birgit Smieja. 40: 237-265. Peter Lang.

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Institutional Support
Nyae Nyae Conservancy, language materials, Village Schools Project, Ju|'hoan-English dictionary, mother-tongue education
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"... the Nyae Nyae Conservancy (NNC) advanced the Ju|'hoan agenda of effective national and international communication by formally adopting a practical orthography of the Ju|'hoan language for educational and political purposes. This orthography was produced to international linguistic standards..."

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